Introductions to new and continuing students involves learning how to carry tables and child sized furniture in the learning environment.
Materials
- Chair
- Table
- Lightweight
- Pastel Colored
- Easily cleaned surface
- Large enough to fit all table top Montessori materials
Activity Area
- Floor to another destination on the floor
Language
- Table
- Edge
Points of Interest
- Placing hands properly on the table.
- Two people are needed to carry a table.
- Keeping top of table level while carrying.
- Setting legs down one at a time.
Control of Error
- Feeling self or table bump into person or object.
- Dropping table.
- Seeing table top tipped. (Say that three times fast!)
Direct Aims
- To learn how to carry a table in the classroom.
- To develop control of movement and balance.
- To develop concentration.
- To increase independence.
- To develop courtesy through necessity of working together.
Indirect Aims
- Preparation for work in all a
- To prepare child for social living.
- To prepare child for working with others.
Aditional Exercises
- Setting up of tables for a party.
- Moving tables outside for lunch, or shifting benches in a picnic area.
Extensions
- Carrying maps in the classroom.
- Carrying other large, heavy objects.
- Re-arranging furniture.
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